Red Hot Chili Peppers - Porcelain Lyrics
Lyrics Translation
The lyrics of "Porcelain" explore themes of fragility and life struggles. Anthony Kiedis wrote this song based on his observation of a young mother battling addiction while trying to care for her child. The metaphor of "porcelain" reflects human delicacy and vulnerability.
Song lyrics
Porcelain
Are you wasting away in your skin?
Are you missing the love of your kin?
Drifting and floating and fading away
Porcelain
Do you smell like a girl when you smile?
Can you bear not to share with your child?
Drifting and floating and fading away
Little lune, all day
Little lune
Porcelain
Do you carry the moon in your womb?
Someone said that you're fading too soon
Drifting and floating and fading away
Porcelain
Are you wasting away in your skin?
Are you missing the love of your kin?
Nodding and melting and fading away
Little lune, all day
Little lune
Little lune, all day
Little lune